With the right leadership, the Brits can avoid this fate. Their population is growing, mostly due to immigration from non-Muslim countries (all those Polish plumbers), and the English Channel will separate them from the messy and violent continental collapse.

(15 Nov 2006) The MoD (Ministry of Defense) said earlier this year that about 4,000 troops would return from Germany but following another manpower review it appears likely that a further 3,500-4,500 will be brought back over the next four years.

That still leaves half the garrison in Germany, and the sooner it's back, the better - it'll be needed at home.